Matthew Jocelyn

Mariachi Vespers with Jorge Lopez and Mexico
Amigo Band. 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke.
416-247-5181. Freewill offering.
●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.
All Saints’ Day with the Chameleon
Band. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free.
Donations welcome.
●●7:00: Aradia Baroque Ensemble. On the
Path of Champlain. In celebration of Samuel
de Champlain’s 1615 visit to Ontario. Works
by Lambert, Lully, Charpentier and Hotterre.
Katherine Hill, soprano; Patrice Dutil,
narrator; Kevin Mallon, conductor. Alliance
Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 647-
960-6650. $35; $20(sr/under 30).
●●7:30: Lark Ensemble. In Concert. Mozart:
Flute Quartet, K298; Kodály: Duo, Op.7;
Martinů: Madrigals, H313; Haydn: “Lark”
Quartet, Op.64 No.5. Leslie Allt, flute; Aaron
Schwebel, violin; Roberta Janzen, cello; Keith
Hamm, viola. Corkin Gallery, 7 Tank House Ln.
416-979-1980. $35; $20(st). Refreshments
included.
●●8:00: Ozere. Finding Anyplace. CD Release.
Jessica Deutsch, violin and vocals; Emily
Rockarts, vocals; Lydia Munchinsky, cello;
Adrian Gross, mandolin; Bret Higgins, bass.
Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-837-
8027. $15; $10(st/arts workers).
●●10:15: Neuberger Holocaust Education
Week. Sounds of Survival: Music of the
Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. Jeri Robins,
cantor. Temple Sinai, 210 Wilson Ave. 416-
487-4161. Free. Education Week runs Nov 2-9.
Monday November 2
●●2:00: Neuberger Holocaust Education
Week. Remembering Yiddish Culture through
Song. Sing-a-long of pre-war Yiddish songs
with Etta Donnell. Kensington Place Retirement
Residence, 866 Sheppard Ave W.
416-636-9555. Free. Education Week runs
Nov 2-9.
●●7:30: Fraser Jackson with Monique de
Margerie and Friends. Poulenc Sextet.
Works from the last century by Poulenc and
others. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-
697-4743. $10-$20.
●●7:30: Pages Unbound/Porcupine’s Quill.
Lotería Huasteca Book Launch and Concert.
Alec Dempster, author; Guests: Tlacuatzin
Trio. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St.
W. 416-531-4635. $10. Free with purchase
of book.
●●8:00: The Oratory. Usus Antiquior:
Requiem Mass for All Souls. Works by Palestrina
and Morales. Oratory Chant Schola
with 5-voice men’s choir; Philip Fournier, conductor.
The Oratory, Holy Family Church,
1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free. Donations
accepted. Free parking.
Tuesday November 3
●●12:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Tuesday Performance Class for Singers.
Songs of Requiem and Light presented by
third-year Oratorio class. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Midday
Organ Series. Simon Walker, organ.
65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
●●2:30: York University Department of
Music. Music at Midday: Singing our Songs.
Arias and Lieder. Young artists in the classical
vocal performance studios of Catherine
Robbin, Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes,
Michael Donovan, Janet Obermeyer and
Karen Rymal. Tribute Communities Recital
Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele
St. 647-459-0701. Free. Also Nov 5 (1:30).
●●6:30: Canadian Opera Company. Centre
Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition.
Vocal showcase of young Canadian singers
selected from nationwide auditions, followed
by dinner with competition finalists and COC
artists. COC Orchestra; Johannes Debus,
conductor. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231.
$1,500(dinner); $100(cocktail reception);
$35(st). 5:30: Cocktails.
●●7:30: Opus 8. War & Peace. Opus 8 Choral
Octet. Cathedral Church of St. James,
65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
●●8:00: Lula Lounge. Unplugged. Conversation
between song, dance and guitar. Flamenco.
La Otra Orilla, Flamenco troupe.
1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. $32.75.
Wednesday November 4
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recitals. William Maddox,
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
●●6:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Cantatas
in the Church. Bach: Cantata, BWV139
and organ works. Kirsten Fielding, soprano;
Alison Roy, alto; Charles Davidson, tenor; Graham
Robinson, bass; David Briggs, organ.
65 Church St. 416-364-7865. PWYC. All donations
go directly to the artists.
●●7:00: Monarchs Pub. Ault Sisters at Monarchs.
Jazz vocal trio. 33 Gerrard St. W. 416-
585-4352. Free.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. La Traviata.
See Nov 1(2:00); Also Nov 6; start times
vary.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. New Orford String Quartet.
Beethoven: Op.59 No.3; Op.130 with the
Grosse Fugue finale. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $40;
$25(sr); $10(st).
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Emanuel
Ax. Works by Beethoven and Chopin.
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-
7469. $74-$79.
Thursday November 5
●●12:00 noon: Adam Sherkin. Chopin & Rachmaninoff:
Darkness Visible. Chopin: Scherzo
No.1 in b, Op.20; Impromptu No.2 in F-sharp,
Op.36; Rachmaninoff: Preludes Op.32, Nos.10-
12; Sherkin: Sunderance (2008). Adam Sherkin,
piano. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts,
27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. Free. Bluma
Appel Lobby.
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Chamber Music Series: Haydn the Master.
Haydn’s earliest works contrasted with
his final compositions from Opus No.77. COC
Orchestra members. Richard Bradshaw
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-
8231. Free.
●●12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert
Band. In Concert: Classics and Jazz. John
Edward Liddle, conductor. Wilmar Heights
Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough.
416-346-3910. $10. Includes coffee and
snack.
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon. MacMillian: The
Country Wife; Lee Lesselman: Make Me a Willow
Cabin; Jon Magnussen: Twinge. Midori
Koga, piano; Lindsay Kesselman, soprano;
Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
Free.
●●12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noon
at Met. Ashley Tidy, organ. Metropolitan
United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-
363-0331 x26. Free; donations welcome.
●●1:30: York University Department of
Music. Music at Midday: Singing our Songs.
Arias and Lieder. Young artists in the classical
vocal performance studios of Catherine
Robbin, Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes,
Michael Donovan, Janet Obermeyer and
Karen Rymal. Tribute Communities Recital
Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele
St. 647-459-0701. Free. Also Nov 3 (2:30).
●●2:00: Neuberger Holocaust Education
Week. From Despair to Hope: A Musical Tribute
in Song. Deborah Staiman, vocals; Asher
Farber, piano. Hazelton Place Retirement
Residence, 111Avenue Rd. 416-928-0111. Free.
Education Week runs Nov 2-9.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Pyramus
and Thisbe. New Canadian opera and two
early Baroque classics. Monk Feldman: Pyramus
and Thisbe (world premiere); Monteverdi:
Lamento d’Arianna; Il combattimento di
Tancredi e Clorinda. Krisztina Szabó, mezzo
(Thisbe, Arianna, Clorinda); Phillip Addis,
baritone (Pyramus, Tancredi); Owen McCausland,
tenor (Testo); Johannes Debus, conductor;
Christopher Alden, director. Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $50–$435;
$22(under 30). Also Nov 7; start times vary.
●●7:30: Opera York. Tosca. Puccini. Romulo
Delgado (Cavaradossi); Rachel Cleland
(Tosca); Nicolae Raiciu (Scarpia); Sabatino
Vacca, artistic director; Giuseppe Macina,
stage director. Richmond Hill Centre for
the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond
Hill. 905-787-8811. $40-$50; $25(st).
Also Nov 7.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Fall Major Opera Production: The
Medium/The Telephone (Gian Carlo Menotti).
Sandra Horst, conductor, Patrick Du Wors,
designer; Lisa Magill, costumes; Michael
Patrick Albano (The Telephone) and Anna
Theodosakis (The Medium), directors. Mac-
Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $40,
$25(sr); $10(st). Opera Talk 30 minutes
before each performance in Room 130. Also
Nov 6, 7 (7:30); Nov 8 (2:30).
●●7:30: York University Department of
Music. York University Wind Symphony and
York University Symphony Orchestra Preview
Concert. Mark Chambers and William
Thomas, conductors. Tribute Communities
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $5.
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. The Irish
Rovers: 50th Anniversary Tour. 171 Town Centre
Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $59-$64.
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Musikk for Hardanger
and Strings. Rebekka Wolkstein, Sarah Fraser
Raff, Brandon Chui, Wendy Solomon, Alex
Samaras and GREX (chorus). 345 Sorauren
Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $15(st).
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Cecilia Quartet.
Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat, Op.50,
No.6: Nicole Lizée: New Commission (world
premiere); Mendelssohn: String Quartet
Op.44, No.2. Min-Jeong Koh, violin; Sarah
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